diagnositic, Sx & related terms
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dlferrell82 on April 10, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 dyspareunia | occurrence of pain during sexual intercourse |
| endocervicitis | inflammation of the mucous lining of the cervix uteri |
| menarche | beginning of menstrual function |
| oligomenorrhea | scanty or infrequent menstrual flow |
| perineum | region b/w the vulva and anus that constitutes the pelvic floor |
| retroversion | turning or state of being turned back, such as the uterus |
| viable | sustaining life outside the uterous |
| breech presentation | fetal buttocks or feet present first rather than the head |
| dystocia | difficult labor |
| ectopic pregnancy | fertilized ovum becomes inplanted in the fallopian tube, ovary, abdomen or cervix uteri |
| gravida | pregnant woman |
| multigravida | woman who has been pregnant more than once |
| multipara | delivered more than one viable infant |
| para | given birth to one or more viable infants |
| parturition | process of giving birth |
| primigravida | woman pregnant for the first time |
| primipara | woman who had given birth to one viable infant, first child |
| puerperium | period of 42 days after childbirth and expulsion of the placenta and membranes, during which the reproductive organs usually return to normal |
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